Premier League-leading scorer Mohamed Salah (31 goals) and third-place Liverpool host 19th-place Stoke City this Saturday, April 28, at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo, kicking off NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage this weekend. Salah, who was named the PFA Players’ Player of the Year this week, is looking to break the record for most Premier League goals in a 38-match season. Meanwhile, Stoke are coming off a 1-1 draw v. Burnley, and are looking to gain crucial points in the fight to avoid relegation. Coverage begins Saturday at 7 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN.
Coverage Saturday at 10 a.m. ET features a pair of matches with big relegation implications, as NBCSN presents Southampton v. Bournemouth, and CNBC airs Newcastle v. West Bromwich Albion. Southampton, currently in 18th place, look to avoid relegation along with last-place West Brom, who must beat Newcastle in order to keep their hopes of playing in the Premier League next season alive.
Also Saturday at 10 a.m. ET, NBC Sports Gold presents three exclusive matches: Crystal Palace v. Leicester City, Burnley v. Brighton & Hove Albion, and Huddersfield Town v. Everton.
Fifth-place Chelsea look to gain ground in the race for Champions League qualification when they visit 17th-place Swansea City Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Universo. The Blues advanced to the FA Cup Final by beating Southampton on Sunday, and trail Tottenham by five points in the race for a top-four finish. NBC Sports Group’s lead Premier League play-by-play commentator Arlo White calls the match, joined by Graeme Le Saux.
Live match coverage on Sunday, April 29, begins at 8 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by West Ham United v. Premier League champions Manchester City at 9:15 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo. City are coming off a dominant 5-0 win over Swansea City, and will raise the Premier League trophy following their home game next week against Huddersfield Town (Sunday, May 6, 8:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN). Derek Rae calls West Ham United v. Manchester City joined by analyst Danny Higginbotham.
Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Telemundo, manager Arsene Wenger leads Arsenal against Manchester United for the final time in his career, after he announced last week that he would be stepping down at the end of the season. White calls the match, joined by Le Saux and Lee Dixon.
This week’s live Premier League coverage wraps up on Monday, April 30, at 2 p.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Tottenham v. Watford at 3 p.m. ET.
Here’s the schedule of soccer commentators for the weekend Premier League matches (all times Eastern):
Saturday, April 28
Liverpool vs. Stoke, 7:30am, NBCSN, Universo, Sling Blue, DIRECTV NOW and fubo Premier — Peter Drury and Jim Beglin
Southampton vs. Bournemouth, 10am, NBCSN, Sling Blue, DIRECTV NOW and fubo Premier — Jim Proudfoot and Matt Holland
Newcastle vs. West Brom, 10am, CNBC, Universo, Sling Blue (with World News Extra), DIRECTV NOW and fubo Premier — David Stowell and Davie Provan
Burnley vs. Brighton, 10am, NBC Sports Gold — Jonathan Beck and Keith Andrews
Crystal Palace vs. Leicester, 10am, NBC Sports Gold — Gary Taphouse and Tony Gale
Huddersfield vs. Everton, 10am, NBC Sports Gold — Tony Jones and Garry Birtles
Swansea vs. Chelsea, 12:30pm, NBC, Universo, Sling Blue, DIRECTV NOW and fubo Premier — Arlo White and Graeme Le Saux
Sunday, April 29
West Ham vs. Manchester City, 9:15am, NBCSN, Universo, Sling Blue, DIRECTV NOW and fubo Premier — Derek Rae and Danny Higginbotham
Manchester United vs. Arsenal, 11:30am, NBCSN, Telemundo, Sling Blue, DIRECTV NOW and fubo Premier — Arlo White, Lee Dixon and Graeme Le Saux
Monday, April 30
Spurs vs. Watford, 3pm, NBCSN, Sling Blue, DIRECTV NOW and fubo Premier — Martin Tyler and Danny Higginbotham
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